For Students

F-1 or J-1 Application for Students

Congratulations on your admittance to MIT! We look forward to welcoming you on campus.

In order for us to create a Certificate of Eligibility document (I-20 or DS-2019 form) for you, we need some additional information. Please follow the instructions below to access a set of online forms at our secure website, iMIT.mit.edu, to provide us with the necessary information.

In order to gain access to iMIT, you must follow the instructions below:

1. Accept your admission to MIT.

2. Create an mit.edu email account. (Go to https://ist.mit.edu/accounts Further instructions are available through your department or undergraduate admissions.)

3. Wait 48 hours for your new email account to be reflected in our international student database.

NOTE: Once you create your mit.edu email account, the ISO will use your mit.edu email account to contact you IF additional information is necessary. Please remember to check your email on this account!

After your information is reflected in our database, please do the following:

For Newly Admitted Degree Candidates

2. Click on "F-1 Application for New Student" or "J-1 Application for New Student" depending on the visa type for which you would like to apply. (For more information on F-1 or J-1 visa types, please see "Visa Categories.")

3. Complete all required forms including "Submit Request for SEVIS I-20 Document" or "Submit Request for SEVIS DS-2019 Document". If you are already in the U.S. on the F-1 or J-1 visa status and wish to stay in the same visa status, you will be prompted to fill out the SEVIS Transfer In Request form found here: http://web.mit.edu/iso/resources/forms/Transfer%20In%20Form.pdf

For Non-degree "Visiting Students" who are not pursuing a degree at MIT

After you have completed the forms, we'll create an I-20 Form or DS-2019 Form and have your department ship it to the address you provided. You will need your I-20 Form or DS-2019 Form in order to apply for a U.S. visa (if necessary) and to enter the United States.

For "Special" or "Exchange" Students

2. Click on "F-1 Application for New Student" or "J-1 Application for New Student" depending on the visa type for which you would like to apply. (For more information on F-1 or J-1 visa types, please see "Visa Categories.")

3. In the Program Information e-form, enter "Non-degree" for Academic Degree Sought and Academic Level fields.